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Mt 9:10 Strong Concordance And [2532] it came to pass [1096], as Jesus [2424] sat at meat [345] in [1722] the house [3614], [2532] behold [2400], many [4183] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268] came [2064] and sat down [4873] with him [846] and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101].
  King James And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house--The modesty of our Evangelist signally appears here. Luke says (Luk 5:29) that "Levi made Him a great feast," or "reception," while Matthew merely says, "He sat at meat"; and Mark and Luke say that it was in Levi's "own house," while Matthew merely says, "He sat at meat in the house." Whether this feast was made now, or not till afterwards, is a point of some importance in the order of events, and not agreed among harmonists. The probability is that it did not take place till a considerable time afterwards. For Matthew, who ought surely to know what took place while his Lord was speaking at his own table, tells us that the visit of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, occurred at that moment (Mat 9:18). But we know from Mark and Luke that this visit of Jairus did not take place till after our Lord's return, at a later period from the country of the Gadarenes. (See Mar 5:21, &c., and Luk 8:40, &c.). We conclude, therefore, that the feast was not made in the novelty of his discipleship, but after Matthew had had time to be somewhat established in the faith; when returning to Capernaum, his compassion for old friends, of his own calling and character, led him to gather them together that they might have an opportunity of hearing the gracious words which proceeded out of His Master's mouth, if haply they might experience a like change.

behold, many publicans and sinners--Luke says, "a great company" (Luk 5:29) --came and sat down with him and his disciples. In all such cases the word rendered "sat" is "reclined," in allusion to the ancient mode of lying on couches at meals.
 
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29 And [2532] Levi [3018] made [4160] him [846] a great [3173] feast [1403] in [1722] his own [846] house [3614]: and [2532] there was [2258] a great [4183] company [3793] of publicans [5057] and [2532] of others [243] that [3739] sat down [2258] [2621] with [3326] them [846].
40 And [1161] it came to pass [1096], that, when [1722] Jesus [2424] was returned [5290], the people [3793] gladly received [588] him [846]: for [1063] they were [2258] all [3956] waiting for [4328] him [846].
21 And [2532] when Jesus [2424] was passed over [1276] again [3825] by [1722] ship [4143] unto [1519] the other side [4008], much [4183] people [3793] gathered [4863] unto [1909] him [846]: and [2532] he was [2258] nigh [3844] unto the sea [2281].
18 While he [846] spake [2980] these things [5023] unto them [846], behold [2400], there came [2064] a certain [1520] ruler [758], and worshipped [4352] him [846], saying [3004], [3754] My [3450] daughter [2364] is even now [737] dead [5053]: but [235] come [2064] and lay [2007] thy [4675] hand [5495] upon [1909] her [846], and [2532] she shall live [2198].
29 And [2532] Levi [3018] made [4160] him [846] a great [3173] feast [1403] in [1722] his own [846] house [3614]: and [2532] there was [2258] a great [4183] company [3793] of publicans [5057] and [2532] of others [243] that [3739] sat down [2258] [2621] with [3326] them [846].
17 And [1161] if [1437] he shall neglect to hear [3878] them [846], tell [2036] it unto the church [1577]: but [1161] [2532] if [1437] he neglect to hear [3878] the church [1577], let him be [2077] unto thee [4671] as [5618] an heathen man [1482] and [2532] a publican [5057].
47 And [2532] if [1437] ye salute [782] your [5216] brethren [80] only [3440], what [5101] do [4160] ye more [4053] than others? do [4160] not [3780] even [2532] the publicans [5057] so [3779]?
1 Take heed [4337] that ye do [4160] not [3361] your [5216] alms [1654] before [1715] men [444], to be seen [4314] [2300] of them [846]: otherwise [1490] ye have [2192] no [3756] reward [3408] of [3844] your [5216] Father [3962] which [3588] is in [1722] heaven [3772].
2 Therefore [3767] when [3752] thou doest [4160] thine alms [1654], do [4537] not [3361] sound a trumpet [4537] before [1715] thee [4675], as [5618] the hypocrites [5273] do [4160] in [1722] the synagogues [4864] and [2532] in [1722] the streets [4505], that [3704] they may have glory [1392] of [5259] men [444]. Verily [281] I say [3004] unto you [5213], They have [568] their [846] reward [3408].
3 But [1161] when thou [4675] doest [4160] alms [1654], let [1097] not [3361] thy [4675] left hand [710] know [1097] what [5101] thy [4675] right hand [1188] doeth [4160]:
4 That [3704] thine [4675] alms [1654] may be [5600] in [1722] secret [2927]: and [2532] thy [4675] Father [3962] which [3588] seeth [991] in [1722] secret [2927] himself [846] shall reward [591] thee [4671] openly [1722] [5318].
29 And [2532] Levi [3018] made [4160] him [846] a great [3173] feast [1403] in [1722] his own [846] house [3614]: and [2532] there was [2258] a great [4183] company [3793] of publicans [5057] and [2532] of others [243] that [3739] sat down [2258] [2621] with [3326] them [846].
15 And [2532] it came to pass [1096], that [1722], as Jesus [846] sat at meat [2621] in [1722] his [846] house [3614], many [4183] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268] sat [4873] also [2532] together with [4873] Jesus [2424] and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101]: for [1063] there were [2258] many [4183], and [2532] they followed [190] him [846].
18 And [2532] if [1487] the righteous [1342] scarcely [3433] be saved [4982], where [4226] shall [5316] the ungodly [765] and [2532] the sinner [268] appear [5316]?
26 For [1063] such [5108] an high priest [749] became [4241] us [2254], who is holy [3741], harmless [172], undefiled [283], separate [5563] from [575] sinners [268], and [2532] made [1096] higher than [5308] the heavens [3772];
15 We [2249] who are Jews [2453] by nature [5449], and [2532] not [3756] sinners [268] of [1537] the Gentiles [1484],
8 But [1161] God [2316] commendeth [4921] his [1438] love [26] toward [1519] us [2248], in that [3754], while we [2257] were [5607] yet [2089] sinners [268], Christ [5547] died [599] for [5228] us [2257].
31 Now [1161] we know [1492] that [3754] God [2316] heareth [191] not [3756] sinners [268]: but [235] if [1437] any man [5100] be [5600] a worshipper of God [2318], and [2532] doeth [4160] his [846] will [2307], him [5127] he heareth [191].
25 [3767] He [1565] answered [611] and [2532] said [2036], Whether [1487] he be [2076] a sinner [268] or no, I know [1492] not [3756]: one thing [1520] I know [1492], that [3754], whereas I was [5607] blind [5185], now [737] I see [991].
24 Then [3767] again [1208] [1537] called they [5455] the man [444] that [3739] was [2258] blind [5185], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Give [1325] God [2316] the praise [1391]: we [2249] know [1492] that [3754] this [3778] man [444] is [2076] a sinner [268].
16 Therefore [3767] said [3004] some [5100] of [1537] the Pharisees [5330], This [3778] man [444] is [2076] not [3756] of [3844] God [2316], because [3754] he keepeth [5083] not [3756] the sabbath day [4521]. Others [243] said [3004], How [4459] can [1410] a man [444] that is a sinner [268] do [4160] such [5108] miracles [4592]? And [2532] there was [2258] a division [4978] among [1722] them [846].
7 Saying [3004], [3754] The Son [5207] of man [444] must [1163] be delivered [3860] into [1519] the hands [5495] of sinful [268] men [444], and [2532] be crucified [4717], and [2532] the third [5154] day [2250] rise again [450].
7 And [2532] when they saw [1492] it, they [1234] all [537] murmured [1234], saying [3004], That [3754] he was gone [1525] to be guest [2647] with [3844] a man [435] that is a sinner [268].
10 Likewise [3779], I say [3004] unto you [5213], there is [1096] joy [5479] in the presence [1799] of the angels [32] of God [2316] over [1909] one [1520] sinner [268] that repenteth [3340].
7 I say [3004] unto you [5213], that [3754] likewise [3779] joy [5479] shall be [2071] in [1722] heaven [3772] over [1909] one [1520] sinner [268] that repenteth [3340], more than [2228] over [1909] ninety and nine [1768] just persons [1342], which [3748] need [2192] [5532] no [3756] repentance [3341].
2 And [2532] the Pharisees [5330] and [2532] scribes [1122] murmured [1234], saying [3004], This man [3754] [3778] receiveth [4327] sinners [268], and [2532] eateth [4906] with them [846].
1 Then [1161] drew near [2258] [1448] unto him [846] all [3956] the publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268] for to hear [191] him [846].
39 Now [1161] when the Pharisee [5330] which [3588] had bidden [2564] him [846] saw [1492] it, he spake [2036] within [1722] himself [1438], saying [3004], This man [3778], if [1487] he were [2258] a prophet [4396], [302] would have known [1097] who [5101] and [2532] what manner [4217] of woman [1135] this is that [3748] toucheth [680] him [846]: for [3754] she is [2076] a sinner [268].
37 And [2532], behold [2400], a woman [1135] in [1722] the city [4172], which [3748] was [2258] a sinner [268], when she knew [1921] that [3754] Jesus sat at meat [345] in [1722] the Pharisee's [5330] house [3614], brought [2865] an alabaster box [211] of ointment [3464],
34 The Son [5207] of man [444] is come [2064] eating [2068] and [2532] drinking [4095]; and [2532] ye say [3004], Behold [2400] a gluttonous [5314] man [444], and [2532] a winebibber [3630], a friend [5384] of publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268]!
32 For [2532] if [1487] ye love [25] them which love [25] you [5209], what [4169] thank [5485] have [2076] ye [5213]? for [1063] sinners [268] also [2532] love [25] those that love [25] them [846].
33 And [2532] if [1437] ye do good [15] to them which do good [15] to you [5209], what [4169] thank [5485] have [2076] ye [5213]? for [1063] sinners [268] also do [4160] even [2532] the same [846].
34 And [2532] if [1437] ye lend [1155] to them of [3844] whom [3739] ye hope [1679] [1679] to receive [618], what [4169] thank [5485] have [2076] ye [5213]? for [1063] sinners [268] also [2532] lend [1155] to sinners [268], to [2443] receive [618] as much [2470] again [618].
30 But [2532] their [846] scribes [1122] and [2532] Pharisees [5330] murmured [1111] against [4314] his [846] disciples [3101], saying [3004], Why [1302] do ye eat [2068] and [2532] drink [4095] with [3326] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268]?
31 And [2532] Jesus [2424] answering [611] said [2036] unto [4314] them [846], They that are whole [5198] need [5532] [2192] not [3756] a physician [2395]; but [235] they that are [2192] sick [2560].
32 I came [2064] not [3756] to call [2564] the righteous [1342], but [235] sinners [268] to [1519] repentance [3341].
41 And [2532] he cometh [2064] the third time [5154], and [2532] saith [3004] unto them [846], Sleep on [2518] now [3063], and [2532] take your rest [373]: it is enough [566], the hour [5610] is come [2064]; behold [2400], the Son [5207] of man [444] is betrayed [3860] into [1519] the hands [5495] of sinners [268].
15 And [2532] it came to pass [1096], that [1722], as Jesus [846] sat at meat [2621] in [1722] his [846] house [3614], many [4183] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268] sat [4873] also [2532] together with [4873] Jesus [2424] and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101]: for [1063] there were [2258] many [4183], and [2532] they followed [190] him [846].
16 And [2532] when the scribes [1122] and [2532] Pharisees [5330] saw [1492] him [846] eat [2068] with [3326] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268], they said [3004] unto his [846] disciples [3101], How [5101] is it that [3754] he eateth [2068] and [2532] drinketh [4095] with [3326] publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268]?
17 When [2532] Jesus [2424] heard [191] it, he saith [3004] unto them [846], They that are whole [2480] have [2192] no [3756] need [5532] of the physician [2395], but [235] they that are [2192] sick [2560]: I came [2064] not [3756] to call [2564] the righteous [1342], but [235] sinners [268] to [1519] repentance [3341].
45 Then [5119] cometh he [2064] to [4314] his [846] disciples [3101], and [2532] saith [3004] unto them [846], Sleep on [2518] now [3063], and [2532] take your rest [373]: behold [2400], the hour [5610] is at hand [1448], and [2532] the Son [5207] of man [444] is betrayed [3860] into [1519] the hands [5495] of sinners [268].
19 The Son [5207] of man [444] came [2064] eating [2068] and [2532] drinking [4095], and [2532] they say [3004], Behold [2400] a man [444] gluttonous [5314], and [2532] a winebibber [3630], a friend [5384] of publicans [5057] and [2532] sinners [268]. But [2532] wisdom [4678] is justified [1344] of [575] her [846] children [5043].
46 For [1063] if [1437] ye love [25] them which [3588] love [25] you [5209], what [5101] reward [3408] have ye [2192]? do [4160] not [3780] even [2532] the publicans [5057] the same [846]?
29 And [2532] Levi [3018] made [4160] him [846] a great [3173] feast [1403] in [1722] his own [846] house [3614]: and [2532] there was [2258] a great [4183] company [3793] of publicans [5057] and [2532] of others [243] that [3739] sat down [2258] [2621] with [3326] them [846].